GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| cohorts | companion |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |